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...prevent this, Newman has applied for a patent on a process to create human/animal genetically mixed creatures (chimeras) in order to prevent anyone else from pursuing such research. He also hopes to provoke a debate on the sanctity of life and where society should draw the line on genetic research...
...Several nights ago on ABC Evening News, an in-depth "Closer Look" segment was devoted to Newman's patent. The report was largely one-sided (more 1984 than 1998), featuring the fears and rants of ethicist and frequent scientific critic Jeremy Rifkin, who charged that society threatens to "play God" by creating human chimerical animals...
...yourself a favor and rent the video. Don't bother forking over sixty dollars at the Wilbur Theater, where Wait is waiting out its pre-Broadway run. Director Leonard Foglia's half-hearted stage rendering has its moments, but the production as a whole hovers somewhere between mediocrity and patent ineptitude...
...highlight of the program this year was a panel discussion that included a forensic scientist, a meteorologist and a patent lawyer, Arnott said...
...then again, Ocon can't stop smiling when an overall-clad, smiling toddler sporting red patent leather shoes hugs her at the end of the day. And Payanzo has taken her role as a parent quite seriously. She won't even use baby-talk around Dylan for fear that she will stifle his intellectual development...